Lips as Red as Blood
Snow was sitting on her stepmother's bed. She was talking and talking and talking but the queen couldn't concentrate on her words. Her gaze was caught by the girl's lips. Snow wore no lipstick and still her lips were so red. As red as blood. Regina found the comparison suitable. Those same lips were guilty for Daniel's death even though no blood was spilt. Regina hated those lips with every fiber of her being.
Snow noticed that Regina was staring at her and she immediately blushed. Usually the queen didn't pay her attention. She rarely looked at her and that hurt the princess. She loved Regina ever since they had met and she desperately wanted her approval. For some reason though the queen was always avoiding her. She barely acknowledged Snow during most days. It was occasionally that she would be willing to spend time with the girl and then Snow was on cloud nine. She was obsessed with her stepmother and the fact that Regina was staring so intensely at her made her feel excited and intimidated at the same time.
"Get out!" the queen snapped at her when she realized that Snow had caught her staring. The sudden outburst brought tears in the princess' eyes.
"What did I do?" Snow's self-loathing was obvious. She blamed herself for upsetting Regina and not even knowing what she did to cause it.
"Nothing," Regina responded, trying to play her role as the girl's stepmother and not hurt her. "Just leave me alone, please."
"No. Please, tell me what I did wrong," the princess insisted. "You're so cold towards me and it kills me. I love you, Regina, and I want to fix our relationship."
Rage overwhelmed the queen and before she knew it, she used her magic to pin Snow against the wall. The girl gasped in shock. She didn't know her stepmother had magical abilities.
"You always want things you shouldn't wish for," Regina hissed before the princess could say something. The hatred in the queen's voice made Snow shiver. She was afraid by this dark side of the woman she adored. Regina noticed her fear and an evil smile curled her lips. "You want to know what you did? Fine, I will tell you. I watched my true love die because of you." All she wanted in that moment was to hurt her stepdaughter. Telling her the truth seemed like a fitting punishment.
"What?" the girl's eyes widened in horror.
"You told my mother about Daniel. We were so close to escaping and getting our happy ending but she caught us. She used her magic, ripped his heart out and crashed it in front of me."
"No," Snow whispered terrified, tears were streaming down her face. She couldn't look at her stepmother.
"Oh, yes. That is exactly what happened. The worst part of it was that after that I had to marry your father and raise you, the one responsible for all my suffering, as my own daughter." Regina snarled.
"I didn't mean to ruin your life," the princess cried.
"No, of course you didn't," the queen mocked. "The only thing you wanted…" Regina gripped Snow's jaw and made her look at her, "… was me. Do you really think I don't know how you stare at me, how you chase me like a lost puppy, how desperate you are to get my attention?"
"I… I couldn't lose you," the girl sobbed.
"I lost everything because of your selfishness," Regina yelled. The princess winced when the queen's nails dug in her skin but it was more because of her tone. Behind the hatred in her stepmother's voice there were so much pain and despair.
"I am sorry. I am so sorry. I really am." Snow was drowning in her tears.
"Stop talking," Regina whispered. "Your pretty mouth already caused enough troubles." She trailed her thumb over her stepdaughter's bottom lip almost tenderly. "Your pretty red lips took everything away from me."
"I…" the princess started but the queen interrupted her.
"It is always about you, isn't it?" Regina growled in irritation.
The next second her lips covered Snow's. The girl's brain protested but deep down she knew that was what she had always wanted. Her eyes closed as she gave into the kiss. The queen's tongue demanded access and she gladly parted her lips to give it. It was rough and primal and it made her knees weak. She had never experienced anything like it before.
It lasted so long that the princess started wandering if Regina was trying to suffocate her. Right then the queen let her take a breath without fully parting from her. Regina's teeth sunk deeply in Snow's lower lip, causing the girl to whimper and it made the queen's heart flutter with excitement. Inflicting pain on the princess aroused her. She put all her anger and hatred in that act, making the soft flesh bleed. She licked the hot red liquid that was oozing from the lip before pulling back. Snow's breathing was fast and unsteady. Her eyes were dark with desire.
"Looks like I am not the only one who wants what she can't have," the princess smiled.
"Oh, but I have you," Regina chuckled and the melodic sound sent shivers down the girl's spine. "I always have. The fact that you let me hurt you just because you knew I'd love it proves it." The girl knew it was true and if she hadn't been so lost in her mania, she might have realized how alarming that was. But she didn't. The only thing she could think of was the spark that had appeared in her stepmother's eyes. A dangerous flame which gave a hint that the madness that had taken over her was now more fierce than ever and threatened to destroy both the queen and the princess. To Snow it was beautiful though. It filled Regina with life. Only if she knew about the images in her stepmother's mind that caused that spark.
"It's nothing serious. It will heal." Snow slowly licked her lip.
"I am not talking about that." The queen leaned in. Her hot breath tingled her stepdaughter's ear and Snow squirmed at the sensation. "Yes, I enjoyed the feeling of my teeth ripping through your flesh," she whispered, "but my revenge is something else." Her lips moved down the girl's neck, leaving feather-light kisses all over it although she wanted to sink her teeth in it deep enough to tear the aorta apart. But she knew better. She wanted the princess to suffer as long as she had.
"What?" Snow asked breathlessly. If she had considered it, she would have known asking that question wasn't the smartest thing to do. She could scarcely think with Regina so close to her.
"Last time it was easy. You had to choose between living with me and living without me. It was convenient to reveal my secret. This time it is me or your father." The magic that held the girl pinned disappeared. Her stepmother caught her hand, opened the door and pushed her through it violently. She fell on the floor. "Who are you going to choose, Snow White?" Regina spat out her name as if it was poisonous and then closed the door.
The princess froze when she realized what the queen had meant. She had kissed her and betrayed her husband with his own daughter. If she didn't tell her father, she would betray him too. However, telling him meant putting Regina in a very dangerous situation. She had to choose between her loyalty to her father and her love for her stepmother. Her lip stung but it wasn't only because of the wound. Her lips had the power to wreck multiple lives. Regina had given it to her, knowing that that was the perfect vengeance. Snow touched the wound, wondering how to explain it to her father.